During a seven-day visit, the SMSU representatives met the UDRU counterparts, exchanged their respective knowledge and experiences and discussed the academic partnership. They also witnessed the graduate classes and met the students who used to take course at Southwest Minnesota State University

Based on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two universities, Udon Thani Rajabhat University has got its doctoral students in Educational Administration to take a one-month course at Southwest Minnesota State University. The course has provided them with not only academic knowledge but also valuable experiences in living their lives abroad and honing their English skills.

Southwest Minnesota State University also gives the scholarship for the Thais under the Students Exchange Project, who will study there for six months. More academic partnership is expected in the future.